The Wiz

The Wiz

134 mins | Adventure, Music, Fantasy | Oct. 24, 1978

Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.

The Wiz

134 mins | Adventure, Music, Fantasy | Oct. 24, 1978

The Wiz
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Universal Pictures, Motown Productions
Original title The Wiz
Directors Burtt Harris, Alan Hopkins, Lynne Twentyman, Sidney Lumet
Writers William F. Brown, Charlie Smalls, L. Frank Baum, Joel Schumacher

Cast

Diana Ross

as Dorothy Gale

Michael Jackson

as Scarecrow

Nipsey Russell

as Tinman

Ted Ross

as Lion / Fleetwood Coup de Ville

Theresa Merritt

as Aunt Em

Lena Horne

as Glinda the Good

Richard Pryor

as The Wiz

Mabel King

as Evillene

Thelma Carpenter

as Miss One

Stanley Greene

as Uncle Henry

Quincy Jones

as Emerald City Gold Pianist

Iman

as Emerald City Citizen

Clyde J. Barrett

as Subway Peddler

Harry Madsen

as Cheetah

Mabel Robinson

as Munchkin #2